Improvement in mucilage-bottles



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P. SHOLBS. MuoilageBottl.

Patented Oct. 9, 1877.

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JNITED STATES PATENT @Erica FREDERICK SH'OLES, OF NEVVYORK, N. Y.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,049, dated October9, 1877 application led August 27, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK SHoLEs, of the city, coinity, and State ofNew York, have invented Improvements in Mucilage-Bottles, of which thefollowing is a speciiication:

The nature of the invention is in combining a hollow, soft, elastic cap,which has an open throat and au open 'cup -like udder, pad, or brush onthe upper end with and over the mouth and neck of a mucilage-bottle; incombining a frog, composed of two pieces pivoted together in the middle,each piece of which has a protuberance in the middle, which forms thefulcrum of the other with and within the hollow cap of amucilage-bottle; and in combining an elastic band with and around thejaws of such frog within the hollow cap of a mucilage-bottle.

lThe accompanying drawing1 and following` description fully illustratethe invention.

The gures of the drawing represent views as follows: Figure l, a view ofthe invention complete, Fig. 2, a perspective view of the hollow cap;Fig. 3, a sectional view of the hollow cap; Fig. 4, a sectional view ofthe lcap and frog within; Fig. 5, a view of the frog; Fig. 6, a view ofone piece or half of the frog, and Fig. 7 a view of the elastic band.

The description is as follows: A represents a mucilagebottle; B, ahollow, soft, elastic cap over the throat and neck of the bottle A, C, acup-like udder, pad, or brush on the top of the cap B5' D, a hole orhollow or throat in the brush C, extending through into the cap B; E,one piece or half of the body of a frog within the cap B F, aprotuberance or fulcrum on the middle of eachfrog-piece E; G, a pin orpivot, attached to the fulcrum F of one of the frogpieces E 5 H, a'pivot-hole in the fulcrum F of the other of the frog-pieces E; J, ahead or jaw 011 the upper end of each frog-piece E; K, a leg on thelower end of each frog-piece E; L, a foot on the bottom of eachfrog-piece E, and M an elastic band on and around the jaws J of the frogE.

The two frog-pieces E are put together with the protuberances orfulcrums F abutting each The jaws J are closed together, and insertedwithin the elastic band M, which holds them close and tight iu normalcondition; but a sufficient inward pressure on the legs K will push themtogether or toward one another, and open the jaws J, and stretch theband M. The closed jaws J, within the band M, are inserted in the throatD of the brush C within'the cap B, and the cap B is then put over themouth and neck of the bottle A with the frog-feet L extended down withinthe mouth or neck of the bottle.

The head or closed jaws J of the frogEmaybe inserted in the throat D ofthe cap B and brush C Without the band M, if desired. The band M is notessential to the invention, though it may be a convenience. The brush Cwith the head J of the frog E in the throat D will subserve the samepurpose of t-he band M. The band M is only an additional spring to helpkeep the jaws J of the frog E closed tight in normal condition.

The operation is as follows: Turn the bottle A up with the brush C down.Then squeeze the cap B with the hand, and press the legs K of the frog Etogether slightly, and thereby open the jaws J. This will let themucilage pass through and into the hollow or cup D of the brush C, andout and on whatever it is desired to smear or paste. When enough haspassed through, or as much as desired, the release of the pressure onthe legs K will allow the band M or the brush C, either or both, as thecase may be, to close the jaws J again, which will stop the ilow of themucilage. Thus the How can be regulated as desired, and the brush C canthen be used to spread it properly.

The function of the cap B is to cover and close the bottle A, and toyield readily to allow the hand and ngers to press the frog-legs Kinwardly or toward one another. The function of the frog E is to openand close the jaws J, and thereby open and close the passage for theflow of the lnucilage. The function of the band M, when used, is to aidin closing and keeping closed the jaws J when the pressure is removedfrom the legs K of the frog E; and the function of the brush C is toclose and keep closed the jaws J when the pressure is removed from thelegs K of the frog E, to afford a passage through its hollow or throat Dfor the ow of the mucilage, aud to serve as a brush to spread thelnucilage as desired.

What I claim is as follows:

l. The combination of a cup-like brush, open at the top, with the softelastic cap of a mucilage-bottle, substantially as described.

2. The combination ot' a frog; composed of t-wo pieces pivoted together,each piece of which has a protuberance in the middle, which abuts andforms the fulerum of the other, with and within the hollow cap of amucilage-bottle, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the head or closed jaws of a frog composed of twopieces pivoted together, each piece of which has a protuberance in themiddle, which abuts and forms the fulcrum of the other, with and Withinthe hollow or throat of the open cup-like udder or pad or brush of thehollow 'cap of a mucilagebottle, substantially as described.

4. The combination of an elastic band with and around the head or jawsof a frog composed of two pieces pivoted together, each piece of whichhas a protuberance in the middle, which abuts and forms Jche fulcrum ofthe other, with and in the hollowap of a mucilage-bottle, substantiallyas described.

FREDERICK SHOLES.

Witnesses E. DEMING LUXToN, MORGAN D. TRACY.

